Technical Unit News

The PAHO Revolving Fund makes influenza vaccines more available to countries The PAHO Revolving Fund, a strategic mechanism that pools and organizes immunization demand plans and facilitates timely access to quality vaccines at…
Washington, DC, 20 November 2012 (PAHO) - PAHO's Manager for Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control, Dr. Marcos Espinal, has been honored with the 2012 Princess ChichibuW Global TB Memorial Award in recognition of his achievements in global tuberculosis control.  The prize was established by the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis…
"World Diabetes Day" was celebrated worldwide yesterday by over 200 member associations of the International Diabetes Federation in more than 160 countries and territories. The group also released it's latest Global and Regional Diabetes Statistics 2012 Atlas. It reports that diabetes is running at records levels worldwide and half of …
Washington, DC, November 7, 2012 (PAHO / WHO) - The Public eHealth Innovation and Equity in Latin America and the Caribbean (eSAC) project invites researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs in the Region to submit innovative information and communication technologies (ICT)-based solutions to problems and challenges in public health. The…